This was such a fun read. And it's interesting to see the push/pull between Lois and Lex. It's like the more she believes in the ship being real, and the closer she gets to Clark, the bigger the wedge that starts to separate her from Lex. So neatly done!

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Lex smiled at her, full of confidence. "Trask assured me it was authentic. It will be worth the wait. You'll see."
"We've heard that before," Lois reminded him with a smirk.
I'm totally shook by how casual this is!

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"She could blast the heater and read today's edition of the Daily Planet..."
You do such a good job of feeding us little clues about how much is really different/the same in this universe!

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She exchanged a skeptical glance with Lex, annoyed that he convinced her to go on another pointless goose chase.
This is such an intriguing seed to plant!

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Twin indented geometric panels sat around the nose of the ship that she suddenly itched to touch.
Awwwwww - that's so cute!

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"Kal El," she whimpered as her knees gave out.
On heck of an introduction to Clark!

This was such an intriguing snapshot into this premise!